Brainstem reflexes are enhanced following severe spinal cord injury and reduced by continuous intrathecal baclofen

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 921-927

  Kumru, Hatice ^a   Kofler, Markus ^a   Valls Solé, Josep ^b   Portell, Enric ^a   Vidal, Joan ^a  

^a University Institute affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brainstem reflexes; Central nervous system; GABA; Plastic changes; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BACLOFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STARTLE RESPONSE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; JAW JERK REFLEX; MALE; MASSETER SILENT PERIOD; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PARAMETER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STARTLE REFLEX; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BACLOFEN; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049121952     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968309335979     Document Type: Article

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